Odell Beckham Jr. Rumors: Browns Reunion Viewed as 'Highly Improbable' by NFL Insider

Don't expect to see Odell Beckham Jr. make a return to the Cleveland Browns.

Benjamin Allbright of Sportsnaut wrote Tuesday that he "would term that reunification as highly improbable."

As for other potential suitors, Allbright noted that "Dallas was interested but not at his price point. There were reports that OBJ wanted $20 million a year average contract which he shot down himself saying the number wasn't that high, but he wasn't settling on $4 million per year either."

And he noted that a reunion with the New York Giants was a "much more likely scenario."

Beckham, 30, didn't play in the 2022 season as he recovered from a torn ACL suffered in the previous campaigns's Super Bowl during his tenure with the Los Angeles Rams. The veteran wideout was excellent in the 2021 postseason, catching 21 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns, including one in the Super Bowl, across four playoff contests.

In total during the 2021 regular season between the Browns and Rams, he caught 44 passes for 537 yards and five scores.

After being a three-time Pro Bowler in his first three NFL seasons with the Giants, injuries and an ill-fated partnership with Baker Mayfield in Cleveland has seen Beckham fail to reach the lofty heights he hit early in his career.

Beckham had at least 90 receptions, 1,300 receiving yards and double-digit touchdowns in each of those first three seasons. He hasn't hit a single one of those benchmarks since, and he only exceeded 1,000 receiving yards once in his two-plus seasons in Cleveland.

But he played well in Los Angeles alongside quarterback Matthew Stafford, indicating that his best football may not be completely behind him. It's unlikely he'll ever be a superstar-caliber player again, but he showed he could make an impact in the right situation.

Is Cleveland that situation? Amari Cooper and Donovan Peoples-Jones make up a nice one-two punch for quarterback Deshaun Watson, but Beckham could be a solid No. 3 in the passing game. Given his acrimonious exit from Cleveland, however, that bridge may be burnt beyond repair.

At this point, he's the highest-profile wideout left in free agency. But if teams have questions about how he'll fare in his return from his knee injury, it's possible their price point for his services and his own expectations aren't quite aligning.